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7.3.1 Going Beyond Traditional Systems Engineering to Address 21 st Century Challenges
Author(s) -
Harwell Richard Rich M.,
Martin James N.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2008.tb00846.x
Subject(s) - mindset , expansive , interoperability , interdependence , system of systems , system of systems engineering , engineering , enterprise system , engineering management , computer science , systems engineering , systems design , knowledge management , political science , materials science , compressive strength , artificial intelligence , law , composite material , operating system
In spite of several decades of increasingly sophisticated systems engineering processes, methods, and tools, industry continues to be plagued with systems engineering failures. Enterprise leaders are focused on delivering solutions that meet customer needs and have become weary of systems engineering that does not consistently deliver results. In view of the increased complexity and complicatedness of systems development in today's marketplace, systems engineering is at a crossroads necessitating a transition to a more expansive and integrated mindset. A mindset comfortable with changing variables, eternally evolving requirements and capability needs, lack of single‐oversight control, and simultaneous interoperability among many networked and interdependent systems.